Prevalence of blood pressure among children and adolescents in Dali City of Yunnan Province in 2020
Objective To explore the prevalence and influencing factors of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents in Dali,and to provide basis for formulating relevant intervention measures and strategies.Methods In 2020,a stratified cluster sampling method was used to investigate children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years who were resident in Dali.Height,weight,blood pressure and lifestyle behaviors were investigated with the informed consent of the subjects.Data were analyzed by t-test,Chi-square test,rank sum test and binary Logistic regression analysis with an inspection level of 0.05.Results A total of 3 410 children and adolescents were included in this study.The detection rate of elevated blood pressure of children and adolescents in Dali was 9.38%.Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the overweight/obesity(OR=2.370,95%CI:1.812-3.100),Bai nationality(OR=1.346,95%C/:1.031-1.756),experience of drinking alcohol(OR=0.652,95%CI:0.492-0.865)and suburban areas(OR=0.701,95%CI:0.521-0.943)were influential factors for elevated blood pressure.Among elementary school students,overweight/obesity(OR=2.494,95%CI:1.518-4.096)and suburban areas(OR=0.541,95%CI:0.351-0.834)were influential factors for elevated blood pressure;Among middle school students,overweight/obesity(OR=2.116,95%CI:1.327-3.376)and Bai nationality(OR=1.697,95%CI:1.020-2.824)were influential factors for elevated blood pressure;Among high school students,overweight/obesity(OR=2.421,95%CI:1.560~3.757)and experience of drinking alcohol(OR=0.575,95%CI:0.377-0.877)were influential factors for high blood pressure.Conclusions The problem of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents should be pay more attentionin Dali City.The next step is to carry out health education work related to elevated blood pressure,overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption in children,in order to achieve the goal of reducing the detection rate of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents.